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package sip

import (
	"bytes"
	"fmt"
	"strconv"
	"strings"

	"github.com/ghettovoice/gosip/log"
)

// Response RFC 3261 - 7.2.
type Response interface {
	Message
	StatusCode() StatusCode
	SetStatusCode(code StatusCode)
	Reason() string
	SetReason(reason string)
	// Previous returns previous provisional responses
	Previous() []Response
	SetPrevious(responses []Response)
	/* Common helpers */
	IsProvisional() bool
	IsSuccess() bool
	IsRedirection() bool
	IsClientError() bool
	IsServerError() bool
	IsGlobalError() bool
}

type response struct {
	message
	status   StatusCode
	reason   string
	previous []Response
}

func NewResponse(
	messID MessageID,
	sipVersion string,
	statusCode StatusCode,
	reason string,
	hdrs []Header,
	body string,
	fields log.Fields,
) Response {
	res := new(response)
	if messID == "" {
		res.messID = NextMessageID()
	} else {
		res.messID = messID
	}
	res.startLine = res.StartLine
	res.sipVersion = sipVersion
	res.headers = newHeaders(hdrs)
	res.status = statusCode
	res.reason = reason
	res.body = body
	res.fields = fields.WithFields(log.Fields{
		"response_id": res.messID,
	})
	res.previous = make([]Response, 0)

	return res
}

func (res *response) Short() string {
	if res == nil {
		return "<nil>"
	}

	fields := log.Fields{
		"status":      res.StatusCode(),
		"reason":      res.Reason(),
		"transport":   res.Transport(),
		"source":      res.Source(),
		"destination": res.Destination(),
	}
	if cseq, ok := res.CSeq(); ok {
		fields["method"] = cseq.MethodName
		fields["sequence"] = cseq.SeqNo
	}
	fields = res.Fields().WithFields(fields)

	return fmt.Sprintf("sip.Response<%s>", fields)
}

func (res *response) StatusCode() StatusCode {
	res.mu.RLock()
	defer res.mu.RUnlock()
	return res.status
}
func (res *response) SetStatusCode(code StatusCode) {
	res.mu.Lock()
	res.status = code
	res.mu.Unlock()
}

func (res *response) Reason() string {
	res.mu.RLock()
	defer res.mu.RUnlock()
	return res.reason
}
func (res *response) SetReason(reason string) {
	res.mu.Lock()
	res.reason = reason
	res.mu.Unlock()
}

func (res *response) Previous() []Response {
	res.mu.RLock()
	defer res.mu.RUnlock()
	return res.previous
}

func (res *response) SetPrevious(responses []Response) {
	res.mu.Lock()
	res.previous = responses
	res.mu.Unlock()
}

// StartLine returns Response Status Line - RFC 2361 7.2.
func (res *response) StartLine() string {
	var buffer bytes.Buffer

	// Every SIP response starts with a Status Line - RFC 2361 7.2.
	buffer.WriteString(
		fmt.Sprintf(
			"%s %d %s",
			res.SipVersion(),
			res.StatusCode(),
			res.Reason(),
		),
	)

	return buffer.String()
}

func (res *response) Clone() Message {
	return cloneResponse(res, "", nil)
}

func (res *response) Fields() log.Fields {
	return res.fields.WithFields(log.Fields{
		"transport":   res.Transport(),
		"source":      res.Source(),
		"destination": res.Destination(),
	})
}

func (res *response) WithFields(fields log.Fields) Message {
	res.mu.Lock()
	res.fields = res.fields.WithFields(fields)
	res.mu.Unlock()

	return res
}

func (res *response) IsProvisional() bool {
	return res.StatusCode() < 200
}

func (res *response) IsSuccess() bool {
	return res.StatusCode() >= 200 && res.StatusCode() < 300
}

func (res *response) IsRedirection() bool {
	return res.StatusCode() >= 300 && res.StatusCode() < 400
}

func (res *response) IsClientError() bool {
	return res.StatusCode() >= 400 && res.StatusCode() < 500
}

func (res *response) IsServerError() bool {
	return res.StatusCode() >= 500 && res.StatusCode() < 600
}

func (res *response) IsGlobalError() bool {
	return res.StatusCode() >= 600
}

func (res *response) IsAck() bool {
	if cseq, ok := res.CSeq(); ok {
		return cseq.MethodName == ACK
	}
	return false
}

func (res *response) IsCancel() bool {
	if cseq, ok := res.CSeq(); ok {
		return cseq.MethodName == CANCEL
	}
	return false
}

func (res *response) Transport() string {
	if tp := res.message.Transport(); tp != "" {
		return strings.ToUpper(tp)
	}

	var tp string
	if viaHop, ok := res.ViaHop(); ok && viaHop.Transport != "" {
		tp = viaHop.Transport
	} else {
		tp = DefaultProtocol
	}

	return tp
}

func (res *response) Destination() string {
	if dest := res.message.Destination(); dest != "" {
		return dest
	}

	viaHop, ok := res.ViaHop()
	if !ok {
		return ""
	}

	var (
		host string
		port Port
	)

	host = viaHop.Host
	if viaHop.Port != nil {
		port = *viaHop.Port
	} else {
		port = DefaultPort(res.Transport())
	}

	if viaHop.Params != nil {
		if received, ok := viaHop.Params.Get("received"); ok && received.String() != "" {
			host = received.String()
		}
		if rport, ok := viaHop.Params.Get("rport"); ok && rport != nil && rport.String() != "" {
			if p, err := strconv.Atoi(rport.String()); err == nil {
				port = Port(uint16(p))
			}
		}
	}

	return fmt.Sprintf("%v:%v", host, port)
}

// RFC 3261 - 8.2.6
func NewResponseFromRequest(
	resID MessageID,
	req Request,
	statusCode StatusCode,
	reason string,
	body string,
) Response {
	res := NewResponse(
		resID,
		req.SipVersion(),
		statusCode,
		reason,
		[]Header{},
		"",
		req.Fields(),
	)
	CopyHeaders("Record-Route", req, res)
	CopyHeaders("Via", req, res)
	CopyHeaders("From", req, res)
	CopyHeaders("To", req, res)
	CopyHeaders("Call-ID", req, res)
	CopyHeaders("CSeq", req, res)

	if statusCode == 100 {
		CopyHeaders("Timestamp", req, res)
	}

	res.SetBody(body, true)

	res.SetTransport(req.Transport())
	res.SetSource(req.Destination())
	res.SetDestination(req.Source())

	return res
}

func cloneResponse(res Response, id MessageID, fields log.Fields) Response {
	newFields := res.Fields()
	if fields != nil {
		newFields = newFields.WithFields(fields)
	}

	newRes := NewResponse(
		id,
		res.SipVersion(),
		res.StatusCode(),
		res.Reason(),
		cloneHeaders(res),
		res.Body(),
		newFields,
	)
	newRes.SetPrevious(res.Previous())
	newRes.SetTransport(res.Transport())
	newRes.SetSource(res.Source())
	newRes.SetDestination(res.Destination())

	return newRes
}

func CopyResponse(res Response) Response {
	return cloneResponse(res, res.MessageID(), nil)
}


544 Restaurants with Breakfast in Sydney - NSW.
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Welcome to the Spring 2017 edition of the University Libraries newsletter. We have been busy with a number of initiatives that provide more services to our students and faculty, including various digitization projects, improving curricular and research needs, and plans for opening up more student spaces.
The William T. Jerome Library facility continues to be a vibrant hub of activity. Beginning this semester, the Library is the new home to Student Athletic Services. Located on the first floor, Student Athletic Services assists student-athletes and supports their academic progress while at BGSU. Adding this additional student service compliments with the academic support services presently offered in the Jerome Library.
University Libraries is proud to have been at the forefront of diversity efforts on campus. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment that provides a safe and welcoming space for the BGSU community. In order to continue the conversation on diversity and inclusion, the University Libraries has created our own diversity statement for our community of users.
In 2017, the Wm. T. Jerome Library will celebrate its 50th anniversary. To commemorate this milestone, we are planning a very exciting schedule of events. Please look for upcoming announcements about activities celebrating this significant year.
I thank each of you for your generous support of the University Libraries. Please feel free to contact me with any questions you have about the University Libraries' collections, programs and services.
Sara A. Bushong
Dean, University Libraries
The Music Man: Sound Archives Renamed in Honor of Bill Schurk
Alumnus Expands Gift to Support Polka Preservation Fund
'Orange is the New Black' Author Speaks at BGSU
Who Can You Trust?
New Collections Available
Two new troves of pop culture research material are now available through the Ray and Pat Browne Popular Culture Library. The Harriette Coret Collection focuses on Coret's work as an author for so-called "true confessions" magazines. Many of her manuscripts and published articles related to her work as a mental health professional.
In addition, the Alice J. Mills Kirk/Spock (K/S) Fanzine Collection features more than 30 years of manuscripts, correspondence, media clippings, photos, original art and audio files of Mills, an accomplished writer, collector and reviewer of Star Trek fan fiction, particularly "slash" fiction. This collection may be of particular interest to scholars working in the fields of feminist theory, queer theory, fan studies, gender studies, science fiction and genre literature, as well as other aspects of late-20th century American popular culture.
The University Libraries is happy to give these two collections a home and make them available to scholars.
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Our annual University Libraries calendar featuring 12 months of BGSU images is still available for just $10.
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Vishal (Team Lead) 06 March 2018
Mutual divorce settlement
Hello experts,
How much time is needed to get the separation sanctioned in case of mutual agreement by both the parties?
Is their a provision or a way to expedite or cut down on the six months tenure?
Subash M R (Advocate) 06 March 2018
On the motion of both the parties made not earlier than six months after the date of the presentation of the petition referred to and not later than eighteen months after the said date,if the petition is not withdrawn in the meantime, the court shall,on being satisfied,after hearing the parties and after making such inquiry as it thinks fit, that a marriage has been solemnised and that the averments in the petition are true, pass a decree of divorce declaring the marriage to be dissolved with affect from the date of the decree.
Only Supreme Court has the power to curtail the statutory period of six months.
Das Rohit 07 March 2018
I want to marry Pls help me
Adv Radhika Mehta (Advocate) 07 March 2018
There has been a recent judgment of the Supreme Court which holds that the cooling-off period is not mandatory but directory in nature i.e. to say that it is the discretion of the Court. It lays down that for the 6 months to be waived off there has to be minimum 1.5 years seperation, all compliance has to be carried out, all efforts at reconcilation should have failed etc. However, till date, the Courts are not too keen to waive off the cooling period except under exceptional circumstances.


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Dancing With the Stars 2012 Results: Who Won DWTS 2012?
On the Dancing With the Stars 2012 results show tonight, fans will finally learn who will be taking home the Mirror Ball Trophy and be crowned the DWTS 2012 winner! Who won Dancing With the Stars 14? Read on in our DWTS 2012 results show recap for the finals for the full scoop and the final performance videos!
The Dancing With the Stars 2012 cast celebrities will be facing a dreaded double elimination this week. On DWTS 2012 Monday night, each celebrity contestant and their pro dance partner will perform twice. The first performance will be a ballroom dance and the second will be a brand new twist on the show, a 'Latin Trio Challenge'.
On Monday night, the Dancing With the Stars 2012 cast did their best to glide with elegance across the dance floor, performing twice to beautiful pieces of famous classical music. Monday night was a tough competition between the Dancing With the Stars 2012 cast members and while some of the DWTS 2012 couples shined, it was far from the best night of the season for several of the remaining 7 contestants. Join us for our Dancing With the Stars 2012 live recap of week 7 to find out who came out on top and who is likely to be facing elimination this week!
On Monday night, the Dancing With the Stars 2012 cast got down for Motown, performing twice to classic hits from one of music's most memorable periods. Monday night was a bit of a celebration for Motown star and DWTS 2012 cast member Gladys Knight, but will the spotlight on the legendary singer prove to be good or bad when it comes to the Dancing With the Stars elimination results show this week?


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Warriors dump Blazers for first win at Chase Centre
Tuesday, 05 Nov 2019 02:24 PM MYT
Eric Paschall of the Golden State Warriors reacts during their game against the Portland Trail Blazers at Chase Centre in San Francisco November 4, 2019. — AFP pic
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 5 — Rookie Eric Paschall scored a season-best 36 points as the Golden State Warriors won for the first time at their new Chase Centre in San Francisco, surprising the Portland Trail Blazers 127-118 last night.
Alec Burks broke a tie with a three-point play with 6:37 remaining, and Paschall extended the lead to eight by hitting his fourth 3-pointer less than 90 seconds later.
The win capped a six-day, four-game homestand on which the Warriors had lost to Phoenix, San Antonio and Charlotte to fall to 0-4 at home.
Portland took just its second loss in five road games.
Neither team led by more than seven points until the final 5:10 of the tightly contested game, a rematch of last season's Western Conference finals, which the Warriors swept in four games.
After Hassan Whiteside drew the Trail Blazers even at 99-all on a tip-in with 7:01 to play, the Warriors took charge down the stretch after Burks' go-ahead, three-point play.
Ky Bowman dropped in a short hoop, Paschall bombed in his 3-pointer, Marquese Chriss added a layup and Paschall hit two free throws in a 12-point run that created a 111-99 advantage with 4:03 to play.
Portland got as close as 117-111 with 1:05 left after a pair of Mario Hezonja 3-pointers, but Paschall, the NBA's leading scorer among 2019 second-round picks, combined with Jordan Poole and Damion Lee to make 10 consecutive free throws to kill the threat.
Paschall shot 11-for-19 from the field and connected on all 10 of his foul shots for the injury-depleted Warriors, who suited up just nine guys and saw all nine score at least five points.
The former Villanova star also had a game-high 13 rebounds.
Bowman finished with 19 points, Poole and Lee 16 apiece, Burks 13 and Willie Cauley-Stein 10 in a balanced Golden State attack.
Damian Lillard, an Oakland native playing his first game in San Francisco, paced the Trail Blazers with 39 points, including five 3-pointers.
Whiteside had 22 points and 11 rebounds for Portland, while CJ McCollum and Anfernee Simons added 14 points each and Hezonja had 11.
The Warriors shot 33-for-36 from the foul line while the visitors were 11-for-14 on free throws. — Reuters
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This evening is co-presented with the Gardiner Museum, and Younger Than Beyoncé Gallery.
Tonight's program is inspired by a pair of Yoko Ono films: Freedom (1970) and Fly (1970) which will be screened in a party setting. The conflict between voyeurism and empathy play a central role, where female bodies are shown in positions of prolonged discomfort, inviting a mixed response from viewers.
Frances Leeming's iconic The Orientation Express will greet visitors entering the museum in an installation format. Her pop art animations are hitched to a feminist train of unending wit and corporate takedowns.
Upstairs, YTB Gallery has devised Smash the Patriarchy – a party engaging with enragement. Partygoers are encouraged to smash, scream, shout, dance wildly, and support each other's righteous anger at the patriarchy. The party will feature performances by Ronnie Clarke and Annie Wong, as well as movies by Kelsey Whyte that depict a model/actress in a dystopian photo shoot.
Admission includes entry to Yoko Ono: THE RIVERBED installation.


Instagram always seems to find me luck when searching for new designers or the best places to eat in New York. Such luck brought me to the stylish feed of Reverie. Designer, Ronit Genik, graduated from Parsons School of Design with a unique vision to play with different pattens and themes. Her F/W 2014 collection captures a magnified view of snowflakes to give her pieces an eccentric feel for the season.
YHM: What was your inspiration to become a fashion designer?
Ronit Genik: I have always loved fashion and style. From a young age, I have always been creative – sketching, creating clothes and accessories, and collecting fashion magazines, which inspired me to strive towards going to fashion school and having my own line.
YHM: When did you start designing your own products? Reverie?
RG: After working in the fashion industry for several years, I launched Reverie a few years ago and have been creating beautiful, chic clothing for women that embody youthful edge and personal style.
"I love using fabrications and prints to tell a story. Within each collection I create unique modern pieces, keeping it both feminine and edgy, and mixing both soft and structured silhouettes.
YHM: What is unique about Reverie?
RG: Reverie reflects a sense of individual style and confidence. I choose fabrics, concepts and one of-a-kind prints that are very personal and special to me and I think that comes through in each collection.
The collections are a mix of unique and unexpected in modern silhouettes and shapes that can be seamlessly placed into any wardrobe. I'm obsessed with textures, luxurious fabrications and distinctive one of-a-kind prints, which is the basis of each collection.
This wool dress is one of our favorite looks from Reverie's F/W 2014 collection.
YHM: What is the best part of being a fashion designer?
RG: My favorite part about being a fashion designer is the process of creating my vision and concept for each season, but I also love to see people wearing the clothes and feeling special and unique in them. It also describes how people envision their personal style or how they might feel about special pieces in the collection.
YHM: Why did you name your line Reverie?
RG: Reverie means a state of daydreaming. I love that it describes the process of designing, the creativity that comes from a kind of dreaming. When designing each season, there is an initial inspiration but as it grows, it is the continued thought process that creates and develops the collection. It also describes how people envision their personal style or how they might feel about special pieces in the collection.
"I love seeing people interpret the pieces into their wardrobe, creating amazing looks with their own personal style.
YHM: How has your SS15 collection evolve or change from your F/W14 collection?
RG: Both collections are inspired by nature and use fabrics that are shaped by the theme.
The F/W14 Collection uses beautiful, graphic snowflakes shot from under the microscope, which influenced both the fabrications and color palate. I used shimmery metallic silks, tulle dot mesh that echo snow falling, and unexpected details like reflective insets under a blazer collar or pant slit.
In the SS15 Collection, the sea and the stunning imagery of sea creatures, like jellyfish, both familiar and strange at the same time, inspired me. I also focused on beautiful textures and fabrications that emulate the feel of the sea and water.
RG: I am always inspired by both street fashion and runway. Reverie collections are versatile enough that you can mix it with both high and low.
I love seeing people interpret the pieces into their wardrobe, creating amazing looks with their own personal style. In each collection, I create full looks that work day to evening, and can seamlessly integrate into anyone's distinctive look.
"Each season is a new learning experience and I am excited for the opportunities to create new collections and grow the brand.
YHM: Do you make your own fashion trends with Reverie or do you mix a nice balance of your personality and major trends?
RG: Reverie collections are a mix of whimsical, fun pieces in modern, chic shapes. My love of unique, specialty fabrics and textures, which are often paired together in one piece, are balanced in cleaner silhouettes so it's still versatile and timeless. I also focus on pieces that enhance a woman's wardrobe, like luxurious staples that are great layering pieces that you can dress up or dress down.
YHM: How have you grown as a designer and businesswoman?
RG: With each collection, I have grown as a designer. Learning about new fabrications, techniques and also what my customers want to wear has helped me become a better designer and businesswoman. Each season is a new learning experience and I am excited for the opportunities to create new collections and grow the brand.
YHM: Where do you see Reverie in the next 5 to 10 years?
RG: I hope to keep growing as a brand, developing into more areas like accessories, shoes and jewelry, while staying true to myself and the brand by being innovative and finding new inspirations that are meaningful and personal.
YHM: We dropped in on Reverie's showroom to get a first look at her F/W 2014 and SS 2015 collections. What do you think?
Ahhh love this girl's clothes! Some of these clothes would be great for work! I love following your blog and keeping up with you guys!
Thanks so much Meredith! What do you think we should cover in our December issue?
I would love seeing stuff for girls on a budget in the working force! Like quality clothes, places to shop, etc!


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Group Benefits Account Executive - Walsh Duffield Cos, Inc.
The Account Executive is the primary client relationship manager for a designated book of business within our Group Benefits Division.
Perform other miscellaneous duties as assigned by agency management; may handle some moderately complex tasks independently.
Adhere to client service standards of the division and agency.
Participate in training and seminar courses.
Follow guidelines outlined in WD employee manual.
Agency specific training will be provided.
Establish and maintain strong working relationships with clients that create a trusted advisor role.
Conduct analysis of a client's current situation, identifying opportunities, client objectives and matching Walsh's services with those opportunities for improved future state.
High level client management for both fully insured and self-funded clients, with emphasis on large account market segment.
Accountable for the maintenance, growth and increased profitability of existing business, the acquisition of new business on existing accounts, customer satisfaction, and the strategic direction of assigned accounts.
Consult, oversee and present the implementation and execution of client-specific strategies, goals, objectives, performance levels and guarantees.
Develop and execute account and bid/RFP/renewal strategies necessary for successful renewals and partnerships.
Direct strategic, customer specific initiatives, which deliver value added services through the execution of client specific strategic plans.
Develop presentations for employee level communication to inform employees of benefit package and provide information/education on benefit navigation.
Maintain and update client records in agency client relationship management system.
Become the champion for our relationship with NFP. This will include ensuring use by Benefits Division staff.
Candidate must have a Bachelor's degree in business or related field of study or equivalent work experience that shows progressive advancement in duties and responsibilities.
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Guest List: Benjamin Frisch Exposes the Black Sheep Beats Behind The Fun Family
By Sean Edgar | July 7, 2016 | 11:00am
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Benjamin Frisch strips the saccharine from the Sunday Funnies page in his new graphic novel, The Fun Family. A bitingly dark and oft hilarious portrait of such domestic icons as Family Circus and… Family Circus, Frisch's comic gets meta in the travails of a cartoonist whose panels are far more ideal than the cracks forming around his own personal life.
When tasked with setting up a playlist to this dysfunctional bombshell, Frisch vouched for tunes full of dissonance. Ranging from the pastoral mellow of Boards of Canada to the subversive nightmare fuel of Burial, any major chords soon ebb into pitches far less settling, mirroring his own characters' trajectories. The Fun Family releases this week from publisher Top Shelf Productions.
Benjamin Frisch on the Music Behind Fun Family
Cartooning is extremely time-intensive, but a perk of the job is that it leaves your ears free. I listen to a lot of music while working, so when I was invited to make a playlist I thought I'd make one that has some thematic resonance to my work, and specifically to my book, The Fun Family. The Fun Family is a story about a perfect cartoon family that finds itself on the precipice of a changing world, fracturing its ideas of family and self. I love music where there is some dissonance between the form and the content of the song, so I chose some of my favorite pieces following that idea.
"From One Source All Things Depend," Boards of Canada
I feel obligated to start with Boards of Canada as their music is The Fun Family: woozy nostalgia for a past that never existed. Feel free to replace this list with their albums Music Has The Right To Children and Geogaddi, and have fun.
"All Those Weird Things," Lone
I imagine this is what it's like to be trapped inside a kaleidoscope. It's a lot of fun until you realize how claustrophobic it is. It's Boards of Canada for the dancefloor, but even stranger.
"CANDY CANDY," Kyary Pamyu Pamyu
One fun aspect of not speaking Japanese is getting to imagine what J-pop songs are actually about. I'm almost certainly reaching, but I sense an undercurrent of sadness in "CANDY CANDY." Underneath all the gloss there's something that suggests that there might be more to life than "candy love."
"I Don't Believe In You," Talk Talk
Starting out as a Duran Duran rip-off band, Talk Talk became one of the most shockingly original and adventurous groups of all time. An inspiration for anyone who ever feels stuck in place.
"Waking The Witch," Kate Bush
My first musical obsession and forever-idol, Kate Bush taught me that there is no contradiction between art and pop. "Waking The Witch" is a nightmare, part of "The Ninth Wave," a song cycle about a woman adrift at sea, hallucinating and struggling to stay awake, which dovetails nicely with a certain dream sequence in The Fun Family.
"Replica (OPN Edit)," Oneohtrix Point Never
The idea of creating replicas of things we love in order to preserve them is a major theme of The Fun Family, and so this song runs the risk of being a little on-the-nose. I love the original album version of this song but the OPN Edit's added lyrics turn it into a sad-sack weirdo pop song and I can't help myself.
"You Won't Need Me Where I'm Goin'," How To Dress Well
Like a lost Michael Jackson song being played back by a choir of TalkBoys. I love how the production can't handle the sonic or emotional content of this song; it wants to explode, but it can't, trapped in a box.
"In McDonalds," Burial
Misanthropy made musical.
"1969," Boards of Canada
"1969" is BoC at their darkest, all the warmth has been sapped out and replaced by dread run-backwards through a tape machine. The perfect soundtrack for a nuclear event.
"Shake it Off," El Perro Del Mar
El Perro Del Mar uses the juxtaposition of form and content as a musical metaphor for struggling through depression. Amid lush '60s-style production and doo-wop clichés, the singer seems to be having a nervous breakdown, but powers through anyway, sha sha sha-ing through tears. It's not quite the same, but El Perro Del Mar helped inspire the contrast in the cutesy jewel-toned art of The Fun Family, and the darker storyline which contrasts it.
"You Made Me Realise," My Bloody Valentine
Sometimes you just want to have your ears blown off.
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Q: BSON file to pandas dataframe I'm looking to work on project involving the venmo dataset. I was able to torrent the bson file and it's sitting in my desktop, but I don't know what to do with it. I'm not too familar with MongoDB and i'm looking to turn it into a pandas dataframe for analysis. Anyone know any tips on doing so?

A: Find below an Python example how to read a bson file:
import pandas as pd
import bson

FILE="/folder/file.bson"

with open(FILE,'rb') as f:
    data = bson.decode_all(f.read())

main_df=pd.DataFrame(data)
main_df.describe()

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WE CAN MAKE PARENTS VACCINATE, STATES DON JURAVIN
Johnny The Writer
HOLY LAND MINISTRY (nonprofit org led by Don Karl Juravin, Florida), found that it is not necessarily the law that can convince the anti-vaxx community to embrace vaccines. Society and the demands of parenthood can be structured to force vaccines on parents that would otherwise ignore the demand. Peer pressure is a tool that the medical community needs to make use of in this situation.
Question: How can communities and society help stop the anti-vaxx movement from causing more medical crises in the United States of America?
Juravin answers that schools might be able to exercise power over parents who refuse to vaccinate their children.
VACCINATION STATISTICS
50 states require specific vaccines for children in order to be granted admittance into schools.
25% of students in charter schools are unvaccinated.
45% of people in Michigan live in counties at risk of a measles epidemic because of the lack of vaccines in the state.
But vaccines might not be solved by legislation. They might end up being solved by the schools and the teachers.
The debates over vaccinations are often cast as arguments over the integrity of science. But they can just as easily be understood as conversations about power, writes Eula Biss, a senior lecturer at Northwestern University, in her book, On Immunity: An Inoculation. As it stands, all 50 states require specific vaccines for school-aged children, although each grants exemptions for students unable to be vaccinated for medical reasons.
In Central New York, new vaccine regulations might force 1,200 children out of school…unless their parents vaccinate them, of course. More than 26,000 children in the state of New York were granted religious exemptions for vaccines in 2018. The state has now ended the opportunity to have that exemption.
Some counties in California and Florida have offered free vaccines in order to further encourage parents.
Holy Land Ministry found that One private Montessori school in Traverse City, Michigan, which serves infants through children in the eighth grade—changed the power dynamic. As one parent there described it, the school wrested control from a vocal minority of people in their community who don't believe in vaccinating their children and gave the majority who do their voice back.
JURAVIN & Holy Land Ministry suggest
By revising its admissions policy and refusing to accept new students whose parents opt them out for personal beliefs, the private school illustrates how schools are becoming ground zero for the anti-vaccine dispute. It also serves as an example of how educators—not state legislators or health officials—may be the ones who ultimately resolve the public controversy over immunization requirements. The law can't force people to do things, but social requirements can.
Several weeks after the school year started, and months before the recent measles outbreak, Jill Vollbrecht, an endocrinologist and parent of three children, read a disturbing report by a local news outlet, the Traverse Ticker. She discovered that between 2008 and 2014, waiver rates—the percentage of those declining vaccinations for both medical and personal reasons—had climbed from 6 percent to 11 percent in Grand Traverse County, which encompasses the school. Moreover, it was now as high as 19 percent in nearby Leelanau County.
WE CAN MAKE PARENTS VACCINATE, SAYS DON JURAVIN
Even more alarming to her at the time, Michigan health records showed that waiver rates had spiked among local Montessori students compared with other public and private schools within the state. The report showed that nearly a fourth—23 percent—of families at the private school were opting their kids out of vaccinations. "These numbers set off alarm bells for me," Vollbrecht said and Don Juravin agrees. "All physicians have the common goal of wanting to keep our kids and our communities safe, and we have a core understanding of science and herd immunity."
Vaccines only work if enough people in a community are vaccinated—what Vollbrecht referred to as herd immunity. As Biss writes in her book, vaccines are a kind of immunity banking, something an individual may need at a future point in their life: "When enough people are vaccinated, viruses have trouble moving from host to host and cease to spread, sparing both the unvaccinated and those in whom the vaccination has not produced immunity."
Researchers have found that, for vaccines to work, 92 percent or more of a population must be immunized against the disease. For highly contagious viruses, it takes 95 percent to protect the entire community. Not vaccinating affects the elderly, the weak, those suffering from immunity-related illnesses, and the very young. They can die from these contagious diseases.
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This is a very nicely put article and I think vaccinations should be thought well enough before putting in action.
This is nicely thought and well versed.
Marry Jones
Vaccinations should always be parents choice. Why does the government have to force it anyway?
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Vaccination is the best medicine for a healthy lifestyle. And for a better and safe future, not only for the people but for the nation as well.


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West Ottawa club volleyball growing
By Justin FrommerSentinel Staff
WEST OTTAWA — All Ryan Burke needed was time.
That was enough to recruit the players, secure the funding, have enough practices, prepare the West Ottawa boys club volleyball team to win some games and make it feel like a varsity sport.
But, there was a period when that wasn't an option.
That was in year one when Burke didn't know if he would get enough support to field a team because he began searching for prospects weeks into the season. Or, when the Panthers only won a single set the entire year.
Or When Burke took a financial loss helping to pay for uniforms and transportation. And when the Panthers had to cancel practice when the team got kicked out of the gym on bad weather days in favor of the baseball and softball teams.
But, a year later, Burke, a former Central Michigan club volleyball player, has begun to build something special. In only the second season of their existence, the Panthers finished 10-0 in conference play and advanced to the regional semifinal before falling to Grand Rapids Christian.
"Everyone is here playing for each other," Burke said. "Nobody is too good for a drill, or too good to call the ball. Everyone has bought into the fact that it's a team game and you need six guys to be successful."
Word is quickly spreading through the West Ottawa hallways about this tenacious group. And the popularity is growing.
"I am very excited about the growth and success of the boys volleyball program at West Ottawa," said Athletic Director Bill Kennedy. "It is a credit to Coach Burke and the time he spent driving interest among our students in the offseason."
It all started in mid-April 2018 when Burke, 30, was asked about the idea of West Ottawa joining a startup league by Grand Rapids Christian Athletic Director, Jason Heerema, and it piqued his interest.
Only it was already three weeks into the season. Other schools had already held practices and played games when Burke began to look for players.
"It was a lot of me, going to talk to kids individually and say, 'Hey, I think you would be really good at this.'," Burke said. "I didn't have a lot of time last year. The season had already begun and we were joining late."
As soon as he could, Burke hung flyers throughout the hallways of the school. He made announcements multiple times a week in the school news. He did anything to interest potential prospects. And he was also fighting the stigma that volleyball was a girl sport.
To his surprise, 21 players came out to the first practice. And to his luck, none had volleyball experience. Burke was tasked to not only help his players learn the rules but also the sport in general. That slowed their growth throughout the season. Because Burke had to teach the intricacies of the game, it didn't lead to much winning.
But, with a full off-season at his fingertips and a couple of returning players, Burke was able to streamline the program's growth in year two.
As soon as he talked with Kennedy in December, he began winter open gyms. Burke, along with sophomore William Mackey and senior Jared Andrews spread the popularity of the program to other students and got as many prospects out to practices as possible.
"I told one person, and they convinced someone else," Andrews said. "It was like a chain of events."
And with it came better athletes and more enthusiastic participants, like junior Colton Griffin.
As Griffin enjoyed each practice after the next and grew as a player, he continued to stay. Griffin went from having zero volleyball experience to being on the best players on the Panthers. He went from watching Fortnite videos on Youtube to watching techniques of how to better his game.
And in his first year of the team, he helped lead them through their conference slate.
"Once people realize we're kind of (awesome) at it, they'll be surprised," Griffin said.
Then came the winning.
"We've had a lot more time to prepare, to advertise, to make it real," Burke said. "I treat it like already a varsity sport."
It looks like one, too.
All they needed was some time.


"Parallel-Plate Electrochemical Reactor Model: A Method for Determining" by T. V. Nguyen, C. W. Walton et al.
A method is presented for determining the effects of time dependence, axial diffusion, and axial migration in aparallel-plate electrochemical reactor (PPER). The method consists of formulating the governing equations and applying a numerical integration technique to solve a set of time-dependent, nonlinear, coupled, multidimensional equations. This formulation reveals that the steady-state performance of the PPER depends on the cell potential and three dimensionless groups. Predictions of the concentration, potential, and local current distributions in a PPER are presented for the electrowinning of copper from an aqueous, hydrochloric acid solution. These predictions show that axial diffusion and axial migration are significant when the aspect ratio (i.e., the ratio of electrode separation to electrode length) is greater than 0.5.
Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 1986, pages 81-87.
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Q: Copy multiple content from one cell to another without overwriting I must find all the steps containing "CD /" and LCD from each cell of an workbook and paste it to corresponding cells without overwriting.Here is a sample input :
//STEP002  EXEC PGM=FTP

//SYSOUT   DD SYSOUT=*

//SYSIN    DD *

NOLOG *****Dummy Member Include*****************************************

NOLOG *****Dummy Member Include*****************************************

LSITE CC OFF                                                            PHG00280

LSITE TRCC ON                                                           PHG00290

LCD POWER.LST.X                                                         PHG00300

LDIR                                                                    PHG00310

CD /REPORT/CURRENT2                                                     PHG00340

NOLOG *****Dummy Member Include*****************************************

PUT %FILE12,ESDS,F,2000,2000 Industry.txt                               PHG01700

PUT %FILE13,ESDS,F,2000,2000 SuperBank.txt                              PHG01710

PUT %FILE14,ESDS,F,2000,2000 Executive.txt

CD /UPLOAD

LCD SAMPLE.TXT

MPUT PHGDFM01.*                                                         PHG00350

BYE

I created this sub:
Sub Search2()
Dim MatchString As String
Dim matchstrin2 As String
Dim counter As Variant
Dim Name As String
Dim Datain As String
MatchString = "CD "
MatchString2 = "CD  "
For counter = 1 To Range("A:A").Count
Datain = Range("A" & counter).Value
If (InStr(1, Datain, MatchString) > 0 Or InStr(1, Datain, MatchString2) > 0) Then
Data = Split(Datain, vbLf)
cnt = UBound(Data)
    For I = 0 To cnt
        If Data(I) Like "*CD /*" Then
        'Temp = Split(Data(i), " ")
        'Temp2 = (Data(i) + 1)
        Name = Data(I + 0)
        Range("B" & counter).Value = Name
        'Next
        End If
        Next
End If
Next counter
End Sub

Its giving me the output but its overwriting the first line with CD CD /REPORT/CURRENT2 with CD /UPLOAD and its giving me only one output.Is there anyway to keep the both records with LCD  and CD?
Desired out put:

       A                                         B
1   input goes here.....     |        CD /REPORT/CURRENT2
2   ............             |        CD /UPLOAD
3   ..............           |        LCD POWER.LST.X
4   .............            |        LCD SAMPLE.TXT

A: Change these lines:
MatchString = "CD "
MatchString2 = "CD  "
...
If (InStr(1, Datain, MatchString) > 0 Or InStr(1, Datain, MatchString2) > 0) Then

with these:
MatchString = "CD "
MatchString2 = "CD  "
MatchString3 = "LCD "
...
If (InStr(1, Datain, MatchString) > 0 Or InStr(1, Datain, MatchString2) > 0)  Or InStr(1, Datain, MatchString3) > 0)  Then

You are not checking for the LCD term in your code


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The first acts coming to Hull Venue have been announced
Hull Venue has announced three performances coming the new £36m attraction in Hull city centre
Henry Saker-Clark
Updated 15:47, 15 FEB 2018
Three of the first acts to come to the new £36m Hull Venue have been announced.
Hull-born Reece Shearsmith will be returning to the city to bring The League of Gentleman's arena tour to the city in September.
Hull Venue has also said Strictly Come Dancing – The Professionals will be visiting the venue on May 19, 2019.
Roger Taylor and Brian May's Queen Extravaganza, a celebration of the legendary band's music, has also been announced for the concert venue in Myton Street on October 28.
Hull Venue is expected to bring a big boost to the city
Construction work is still taking place inside the 3,500 capacity city centre attraction which is set to open this summer.
SMG Europe, which also oversees concert arenas in Manchester, Leeds and Newcastle, confirmed that the opening act for Hull Venue is still to be announced.
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The League of Gentlemen will be coming to Hull Venue on September 4 with the brand new live show 'The League of Gentlemen Live Again!', as they return to the stage for their first UK tour in 12 years.
Reece Shearsmith, Steve Pemberton, Mark Gatiss and Jeremy Dyson will be bringing the dark, cult TV show back to Hull.
Award winning comedy The League of Gentlemen
Also visiting the city will be the stars of BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing, as the show's professional dancers show off their routines in spring 2019.
Later this year, the Queen Extravaganza, a live performance of the band's biggest tracks by musicians picked by Roger Taylor and Brian May, will be coming to the Venue as part of their UK tour.
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The 2018 shows will be billed as the Queen's Greatest Hits Tour, delivering hits including 'Bohemian Rhapsody', 'Another One Bites the Dust', 'Crazy Little Thing Called Love', 'Under Pressure', and 'Killer Queen'.
A spokesman for Hull Venue said that more announcements will be made in the coming weeks.
The Queen Extravaganza is coming to Hull Venue on October 28
The spokesman said: "We are delighted to announce our first three shows, particularly Reece Shearsmith's 'homecoming' with The League of Gentlemen.
"This will be one of the very first shows to perform at the venue. There are lots more announcements and some really exciting events which we'll be revealing in the coming weeks."
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Councillor Stephen Brady, leader of Hull City Council said: "These acts are playing at major venues across the country so this really does show the calibre of booking that Hull Venue is capable of.
"I'm sure we'll see these shows sell out quickly and I look forward to seeing more big name announcements over the coming weeks."
Tickets for The League of Gentlemen and Strictly Come Dancing - The Professionals go on sale at 10am on Thursday. Tickets for Roger Taylor & Brian May's Queen Extravaganza go on sale at 9am on Friday.
Tickets will be available from Hull Venue's site and www.ticketmaster.co.uk.
The Hull Daily Mail has recently launched a free app which features all the latest news, sport and what's on information. You can download it for iPhone and iPad from Apple's App Store, or get the Android version from Google Play.
Hull City Council
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HessleFirst look inside Porsche's new £8m Hessle showroom that 'oozes quality'The showroom opened today brimming with millions worth of stock
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Hull CityThe numbers needed for Hull City to gate-crash the Championship play-off placesCity have lost back-to-back league games to fall six points adrift of the promotion pack


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When early morning health issues hits, it can be difficult to keep healthy food down. Yet bone broth has a tendency to be calming for nausea, and also is normally well tolerated. Most importantly, bone broth uses numerous of the nutrients you and your expanding child requirement, consisting of protein, as well as necessary nutrients. As an added reward, the slow-moving simmer time of the bones makes the nutrients in bone broth highly bioavailable and also less complicated to absorb than a nutritional supplement.
Bone broth can additionally aid raise fertility, help you have a more comfortable maternity by nourishing tight or unpleasant joints, and also may increase calcium levels in breast milk.
Bone broth is a superb source of nourishment on the Paleo diet plan, as well as is motivated to consume alcohol during durations of periodic fasting. It additionally fits in well with macronutrient requirements on the keto diet plan, and might help reduce symptoms of the keto influenza.
" Not only can bone broth aid you prevent keto flu, however it's likewise loaded with minerals that recover dripping digestive tract as well as lower inflammation in your intestinal tracts." - Leanne Vogel, Writer of The Keto Diet.
The nutrition as well as healing potential of bone broth is so powerful, that a whole diet regimen-- The Bone Broth Diet Plan-- has been created around it.
The nutrients in bone broth make it a powerful functional food that can profit your whole family members-- including your hair babies. Bone broth is good for your family pet's glossy layer, bones, joints, digestion, and also teeth.
Packed with healthy protein - Hen is a fantastic protein source as well as very same goes for poultry bones. Pot & Fire bone broth comes loaded with 10 grams of healthy protein per serving Where To Get Chicken Frames For Bone Broth.
Lowers gut swelling - Bone broth assists recover and also seal a dripping digestive tract which is the source for lots of autoimmune conditions.
Rich in bone marrow - Bone broth made from 100% turf fed livestock and also simmered over long chef times essences bone marrow that contains healthy and balanced nourishing hormones as well as lipids.
Loaded with amino acids - Comparable to hen bone broth, the nutrients removed from beef bones include amino acids like glycine and glutamine that improves food digestion as well as fixings your gut lining.
No. Plants are a wonderful source of minerals and vitamins that can help boost your body to generate its own collagen, however there is no known plant food that offers type II collagen, the form that supplies every one of the health benefits noted above.
One point to take into consideration regarding bone broth that sets it besides plant foods: Also if you do eat a selection of plants that are rich in collagen-boosting nutrients, if you have a weakened gastrointestinal system or leaking digestive tract, you may not totally absorb them. On the other hand, the collagen in bone broth is unbelievably simple to soak up, even for those with jeopardized digestive systems.
Certainly, you don't simply need to drink it-- although we do have a complimentary and epic downloadable bone broth sipping overview for when you do. You can blend bone broth into your environment-friendly smoothie mixes, make healthy collagen gummy bears, and utilize it in whatever from scrambled eggs, soups, curries, stews, morning meal bowls, and also tacos.
We slow-simmer the organic bones to extract the collagen, proteins, and also amino acids right into a nutrient-rich bone broth. The result is a collagen-rich, high protein bone broth that gives your body the nutrients it requires to grow.
Bone broth is an all-in-one superfood, loaded with nutrients that supply energy and also inspiration, aid you rest better, make your skin appearance smoother, and also can assist recover gastrointestinal problems like leaky intestine.
Bones and connective cells are storehouses for important amino acids as well as minerals-- which are lacking in several diet regimens today. Bone Broth is also an invaluable resource of protein, collagen as well as jelly.
It's not feasible to consume whole bones or tissue, but you can still delight in these health benefits by drinking bone broth. Collagen is extracted when you simmer bones for a long period of time. Normally, the longer bone broth simmers, the even more collagen you'll remove.
Making bone broth is a straightforward process, but one that requires plenty of time and persistence. If time is not on your side we can help you out keeping that.
Bone broth is made by simmering animal bones and also tissue for at the very least 10 hrs with vegetables, herbs, and flavors such as thyme, garlic, and also bay leaves. Premium bone broth begins with top quality active ingredients, utilizing bones from organic grass-fed animals and natural vegetables. While any kind of bone or tendon can be made use of, knuckles, chicken feet, and thigh bones often tend to contain the most collagen.
Simmering bones for a prolonged time period is what provides bone broth its wellness benefits, drawing out the amino acids, minerals, as well as collagen. This is a Pot & Fire-tested slow-moving stove poultry bone broth dish that features organic hen bones, sea salt, fresh vegetables like celery stalks, onions, and bell peppers, and herbs like parsley, rosemary, and thyme.
Simply cooking bones (no meat) as well as water is going to be mostly flavorless. Food preparation the mixture for hours on end isn't mosting likely to make it taste any better.
The concept that you're getting lots of nutrients from the bones is a MYTH that won't die, even though it has actually been unmasked numerous times, consisting of with lab examinations. The idea that adding vinegar to "release" those nutrients has actually also been unmasked. You simply end up with a watery mess that tastes of vinegar.
Rather, purchase bones with meat on them. After that add veggies such as onions, carrots, celery, and simply sufficient water to cover everything (usually 8 or 10 cups). Avoid the vinegar! Simmer for 3 to 4 hrs for chicken, somewhat much longer for beef. Period according to choice. If you have an Instantaneous Pot, 25 to 35 mins has to do with right.
What you will certainly obtain with this approach is an extremely delicious broth that's probably significantly much more nutritious-- consisting of great deals of collagen-- as well as more healthy than any kind of bone broth, as well as it will taste one heck of a lot better. You can either eat the meat and also veggies (it's called SOUP) or you can stress them out and just consume the broth if you prefer.
See, bare bones that have no meat, or, also worse, carcass bones that have actually currently been cooked and stripped of their meat, have just about zero taste by themselves.
Check Ina Garten's dish for chicken broth. It's really comparable to this as well as has actually been made use of with mild variants by educated cooks for years.
There are 2 primary distinctions in between bone broth and routine broth or stock: simmering time as well as the component of the pet it's made from (bones or flesh).
Regular broth and also supply are simmered for a much shorter period of time than bone broth, approximately 2-- 6 hours. The expedited cooking procedure reduces the amount of beneficial gelatin drawn out from the bones, decreasing its capacity to increase the immune system, recover digestive problems, and lower the signs and symptoms of leaking digestive tract.
Before Kettle and Fire was birthed, among our co-founders, Nick, tore his ACL playing soccer (oops). His sibling Justin found out about the advantages of bone broth for injury recovery. As his schedule really did not leave much time to make bone broth from scratch, he laid out to buy a store-bought, high-quality, grass-fed bone broth, because both of their active timetables really did not leave much time to make the broth themselves. (You can discover more about our story right here.).
No matter exactly how difficult Justin looked, the perfect bone broth really did not exist. He searched for one that was 100 percent natural, fresh-- never iced up-- grass-fed, and sluggish simmered (along with one that might be delivered without wasteful, cumbersome product packaging). So, Nick and Justin determined to develop a premium bone broth on their terms, which is the dish we're proud to supply you today.
" Kettle & Fire offers a nourishing, high quality bone broth in a delicious and also practical shelf-stable style. I love always understanding that I have actually obtained terrific broth handy, without clogging up my freezer or requiring defrosting." - Dr. Sarah Ballantyne, three-time NYT Best-Selling Author.
The attractive feature of bone broth is that there's truly no limitation to just how you can include it to your diet plan. In addition to soups, stews, as well as plain ol' drinking, bone broth mixes surprisingly well right into virtually any kind of dish-- even healthy smoothies! Below are our leading methods to obtain it:.
Our bone broth tastes scrumptious enough to sip by itself, yet you can spice it approximately fit your taste. We produced our preferred flavor combinations in this free downloadable "Bone Broth Sipping Guide" (bone broth matcha lattes, any person?). Obtain your complimentary copy right here.
Drinking bone broth doesn't have to be boring-- there are endless methods to spice it as well as drink it. Get instantaneous access to over 15 of our favored bone broth drinking mixes, consisting of ginger and also turmeric bone broth restorative and chili, and also cardamom bone broth potion. Learn how to make use of bone broth in your matcha cappucinos, golden milk, as well as exotic fruit smoothie mixes.
Our beef bone broth has a mild taste, which enables it to blend conveniently with practically anything, from smoothies to healthy and balanced gummy bears. Our chicken bone broth and also mushroom chicken bone broth improve the mouthwatering taste of soups, stews, and also risotto recipes. A few of our favorites include:.
If you want to experience even more energy as well as vigor than in the past, we reccomend checking out The Bone Broth Diet, produced by Dr. Kellyann Petrucci.
The Bone Broth Diet plan not just raises your consumption of the recovery nutrients and also substances essential for gut, skin, joint, as well as bone health and wellness, but helps combat systemic inflammation, which is at the source of many Western diseases and also diseases.
The bone broth diet regimen is a 21-day plan that's excellent for anyone struggling with a chronic wellness problem (such as an autoimmune condition), or anyone who wishes to reset their digestive system and experience beautiful wellness. Discover more about the 21-day bone broth diet regimen here.


There are few things in life as enjoyable and just plain fun as sitting in our northern Michigan home at the Homestead, looking out at the Lake Michigan and the Sleeping Bear Dunes and sharing a bottle of wine with friends and family. One thing we always look forward to "up north" is visiting with our retired friends – the Jordans (Al & Mary) and the Burkes (Bill & Sue).
During our past trip, it was our turn to host so I pulled some special bottles from my cellar comprising of a 2004 PlumpJack Cab, 1997 St. Supery Meritage and a 2005 Clos Du Val cab so we could all enjoy. Al brought a 2000 Norton and Bill produced a 2005 Castle Rock Reserve to complement the evening. Roberta artfully executed an decadent meal consisting of filet mignon, shrimp scampi and sautéed vegetables which was only topped off by Mary's (made from scratch), irresistible peach pie.
There are few things as pleasurable and fantastic as cracking open a great bottle among friends. To say we enjoyed the wine – not to mention the company – was an understatement. We started with the St. Supery and served cheese and crackers out on the deck, opened the Castle Rock and Norton during the appetizer phase so we could compare them together, and then served the PlumpJack with the steaks. (Don't ask me when we opened the Clos Du Val – I somehow lost track but believe me we sampled that as well both before and after the meal).
As the sun set and the stars materialized, we kept with our tradition of ranking the wines from one to five. In the past, I must admit that we haven't always rated the most expensive wine the best tasting. But on this night, the PlumpJack was king with the St. Supery a very close second. (Al said the St. Supery actually had an advantage since we drank it with a clean palate, while Bill felt its robust flavor came due to its aging. It was the oldest wine we drank that night). Nonetheless, we all agreed that the PlumpJack was hard to beat and deserved the Number 1 ranking.
The Castle Rock Reserve and the Norton came in neck and neck for third place (with the Reserve getting a slight nod) while the Clos Du Val surprisingly came in last. Before the evening ended, we took in the northern starry night one last time, amazed at the beauty and splendor of the Michigan night. Our friends soon departed, but not before planning our next get together at either Thanksgiving or Christmas time.
Hmmm…holidays, winter in Michigan…I know just the perfect bottle of wine I'm going to bring.
Wow – it's been a while since the last time I posted to this blog, and yet there's been so much going on! The most exciting piece is I finally hooked up with an editor!
Not sure what to expect, I sent an email requesting information on the services and was pleasantly surprised when Robert W. Walker emailed me back. Having written over forty novels within the mystery and horror genres, Rob is not only an accomplished writer, but someone I felt I could connect with.
I immediately contracted him to help edit my book and to gain insight into the publishing world. The experience has been of tremendous help as Rob has taken me through a mini writing workshop of POVs', tenses and structures. But he has provided much more.
Rob doesn't just proof read my work for grammar and spelling, but has given me advice on structure, dialogue and even some of the sequence of events. So far, he's given me a perspective that I haven't received thus far –true feedback and input from a proficient writer.
I'm still working on the final pages that were sent to me over the weekend, but so far my experience with Rob has been enlightening and helpful. I would highly recommend Rob to anyone looking for editorial assistance. He can be reached at the above email address or visit his website at www.robertwalkerbooks.com.
After reading several reviews, I must admit I was really looking forward to reading the epic The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by debut writer David Wroblewski.
Okay, on the surface you look at the 562 pages and wonder if the author can sustain your attention for that long. Let me reassure you – not only does Wroblewski weave an interesting story- but this is one of those books that comes along only once in a great while. I don't remember a novel that has captivated me this much since reading Lonesome Dove or Watership Down (still two of my favorites). Once I got into the book I actually began reading it slowly, appreciating each word, hoping to extend my enjoyment that much longer.
Wroblewski magically creates an astonishing and strange coming of age tale of Edger Sawtelle and his family who maintains the family business of breeding specialty dogs. You don't have to love dogs to love this book, but if you have a link with a canine, it will enhance your reading experience.
The story takes you on a roller coaster ride filled with excitement, sadness and heart break. As I approached the ending, I did so with regret – knowing that soon my experience with Edgar and his dogs would soon end.
I really loved this novel and highly recommend it.
Since I started my website on May 5th, I've received almost 1400 hits (which is nothing to sneeze at) but still not the type of activity I was hoping for. Then I saw an article in the latest Money magazine about increasing "search-engine optimization".
Now, I have to admit that although I'm not a computer illiterate, I still have quite a bit to learn about the internet. So when the Money article referenced two sites (Hubspot.com and SEOBook.com) to get tips for improving traffic to websites, I decided to attempt to achieve some results on my own.
I sheepishly admit that on Hubspot.com my website grade was only 4 out of 100! (At least it wasn't 1 out of 100) Boy – I knew my work was cut out for me. For anyone with their own website, this is a great site to get a report and even see how your website performs against some of websites similar to yours.
I quickly realized as I scanned through the report I received, that my website wasn't ranked on Google (major – considering over 75% of the people searching the web utilizes Google), wasn't being tracked on Alexa, wasn't in the DMOZ Directory, or listed on Yahoo and ZoomInfo.
Among other things the report showed that my blog page wasn't connected to Technorati.com – the most popular blog service out there. It's almost mind boggling what you have to do to be noticed on the web.
So what's an aspiring writer to do?
Well for one thing…I realized I have a lot of work to do.
Getting my Blog onto Technorati at http://technorati.com/claim/5q222ivms2 and getting on the Google directory today is only the start. There are still a number of items that need addressing. Will it help? Will it improve traffic to my website? Only time will tell. There's nowhere to go but up!
Did I ever tell you that my wife Roberta is an avid reader? I've always told her that she reads so much, she should be writing book reviews. Two weeks ago she received an advanced review copy of Patricia Cornwell's The Front and was asked to read it (which she did) and give her comments back to the publisher (ditto). Suffice to say, this was one time it was probably good she wasn't a book reviewer.
Once Roberta and I find an author we like, we either look forward to their next new book, or we go back and buy their previous novels. We've done this with Robert Parker, Tess Gerritsen, Jan Burke and C.J. Box – all mystery writers that we discovered well into their writing careers. I must admit though, Roberta goes about this with much more fervor than I. She proceeds to her new author's websites, joins their newsletters, makes a chronological list of all their books and then sets out to read them. It's not uncommon to see several packages from Amazon on our front porch at a time.
Needless to say, Roberta's latest, favorite author is Harlan Coben. She can't get enough of the witty, stylish way he writes. I must confess, I'm a little jealous (it seems she spends more time in bed with Harlan than me – okay - the truth is we both enjoy reading for several hours prior to sleeping). She says that the way Coben writes is both clever and humorous and that the main character (Myron Bolitar) in many of his novels is refreshing and entertaining. The stack of books below is only the tip of the iceberg of what she has read so far.
I must admit I thoroughly enjoyed Coben's latest Hold Tight (highly recommend) and look forward to reading more of his novels. But unlike Roberta, I like to mix up the authors I'm reading. That's why I'm currently enjoying The Story of Edward Sawtelle by David Wroblewski and looking forward to Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry. So while the Harlan Cobens of the world can rejoice today because for this period they're Roberta's number one author, rest assure that Wroblewski and Barry's time is coming.
Because Roberta has already put them on her "to read" list. That is – right after she finishes the Joseph Finder books she just ordered!
What's that old saying…better late than never?
Well, this week I've finally sent out my first agent packages (only one month late). Still, it feels pretty good. Sure it seems like an insurmountable challenge getting my book(s) published (and even Roberta has her doubts), but I've decided to go after this the same way I've gone after everything in my professional life – with focus, study and determination.
Since I've recently left my position with Thermo Fisher Scientific, I've been researching and soliciting companies for new opportunities. Even though the labor market in the greater Detroit area (where I reside) is depressed, I still feel confident. Why you ask? Simple…because I'm confident in my skills and background and I have many different acquaintances in the business world that I can contact for advice and assistance.
But unlike the business world, I have absolutely no links into the publishing world. Sure, I've joined Mystery Writers Association and various web groups like Writers and Authors, and Midwest Mystery Writers to make connections and network, but the process has been slow.
I started looking at some research books that would give me greater insight into what I was doing. I must say, some were much better than others. I particularly found The Sell Your Toolkit by Elizabeth Lyon, Your Novel Proposal – From Creation to Contract by Blythe Camenson and Marshall J. Cook, The Marshall Plan for Getting Your Novel Published by Evan Marshall and the Guide to Literary Agents very helpful. Now I realize the query letters I previously sent out were woeful and unappealing. No wonder I received rejection letters! Looking back on those query letters, the most descriptive word I can come up with is pathetic.
I've put together an Excel spreadsheet targeting agents who my book might appeal to. I looked at their personal background to see if the authors they represented were similar to me or had interests similar to mine. Unfortunately with my work travels and responsibilities, I've haven't been able to attend any mystery conventions or conferences in the past. I'm hoping in the next couple of months to be able to attend one or two to make additional contacts.
As a part of this process, I've contacted several independent editors in the hopes of hiring them to give me feedback on my manuscript(s). Once I connect with them, I will report on my progress in that endeavor.
In all, I'm not giving up. I feel just as confident in this process as I do in my "other" job search effort. Tonight I'm readying additional packages to go out in Monday's mail. I know there's one agent… (and one publisher)…out there that believes like I do.
Okay, things have still been pretty intense around here. It seems that I've been in and out of the hospital so much the last couple of weeks that I should be writing a medical thriller. My father in law's health has declined, necessitating two trips to the emergency room and admittance to the hospital. It's depressing to see him in this state, but I'm glad that my work situation has allowed me to be there for him and the family.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon (a unique book that I loved – read it).
Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski (this is the next book I have on tap to read). After reading all the great reviews on this book, I'm really looking forward to a good, summer epic. It's supposed to be a magical book that you just lose yourself in.
How I'm faring on the Job hunting front -Certainly my decision to stay in the greater Detroit, Michigan area has limited my opportunities with how hard the automotive industry has been hit, but I remain optimistic that something will come up at the right time. Until then…I'm networking, soliciting companies and sending out resumes. Oh…and I'm finalizing details on my consulting company.
Let's face it, its summer and there's really NOTHING on television right now. So instead I'm catching up on old X-Files shows on DVD (can't wait for the upcoming movie), watched I Am Legend when Roberta was on business travel, and readying my DVD recorder for the Twilight Zone Marathon on the Sci-Fi channel July 4th!
Sharing the tough times with my in-laws (yes in the toughest times you gain the most satisfaction).
Well, it certainly has been a hectic couple of weeks - and none of it has been writing related. Needless to say (or should I say I'm ashamed to say) i have not gone out with my agent packages yet. My progress on that endeavor will have to wait for another blog.
To say that the last couple of weeks getting mom and dad packed and moved have been demanding is an understatement. Compounding the challenge is having one in declining health. But we managed to pull it off last weekend and I'm sure having them closer will afford us the opportunity to care for them better.
On their second night in the new place, we received a frantic call at 3 am. As I raced over there, I started thinking about my sister Eileen. You see, during my parents' final years she agreed to take them into her home to care for them. My mother was dying of pancreatic cancer and my father had suffered a debilitating stroke. Eileen had to deal with their failing health while balancing her family life. Her long, tiring days included playing nurse, orderly, prescription drug administrator, counselor, chauffer and even parent to them. She fed them, cleaned up after them, bathed them and was at their beck and call.
She was essentially on shift 24/7.
Sure there were trying times, and days that she must have wondered what she'd gotten herself into. But through it all, my sister preserved and essentially put aside her life to care for them until their final days.
So as an early morning call arrives, or the need to clean up, or chauffer one of my in-laws to the doctors comes up, I'm going to think about my sister and sincerely thank her for being there for our parents in their time of need.
"I would advise anyone who aspires to a writing career, that before developing his talent he would be wise to develop a thick hide." - Harper Lee from "If you want to be a writer" Writers Digest September 1961.
Who said that trying to get published would be fun? Obviously the great Harper Lee, she of "To Kill a Mockingbird" fame put the whole writing thing in perspective. And for anyone not listening - the thick hide you have to develop is due to the rejections writers go through during the whole process. Not only is it tough getting an agent or a publishing house to notice you, but even after all of that – when a writer finally manages to get their novel in print - the biggest obstacle is developing a reader base and selling books in order to continue publishing. Talk about a vicious circle.
Are you kidding? Where else can you have this much fun creating characters and coming up with plotlines and then putting those ideas to paper? I get so engrossed in my story that I just have to write to find out what comes next! No kidding – I find that my characters actually take on a life of their own.
There's no doubt that soliciting agents, editors and publishers is something outside my comfort zone. I mean, it's not exactly something I've done in the past and writing a query letter and a synopsis is completely different from the creative writing that goes into a novel. But like any business – it's something that needs to be mastered in order to be successful.
So…I've re-edited my query letter, joined the MWA Midwest Yahoo Group and solicited members for professional editor referrals…all in an effort to improve my writings and my opportunities to get noticed. I'm going out this weekend with several queries and will be finalizing my editor search as well. I'm hopeful that someone is going to see that I'm serious about writing and will give me a closer look.
Is it presumptuous to think about being nominated or winning an Edgar when I don't even have an agent interested in my work yet? I don't think so. I mean, you have to dream big. Throughout my professional career, I've always thought big.
After the big auto layoffs in 1977, I found myself working in the company mailroom. Essentially I was one step from the door. At the time I didn't despair. Instead I started reading the newspapers, magazines and other material the VPs in "Mahogany Row" were receiving. This was when I first aspired to be a Vice President in a company. So why think small now?
You don't have to look any further than the recent American Idol competition. Who would ever have thought that a bartender from a Kansas City suburb would now be the latest star on the music front? Talk about the American dream! And to think that David Cook only came to the auditions on a lark to support his brother makes his story even more incredible.
So here's to any of those naysayers out there that question my motives - anything is possible when you have the will and drive to succeed.
And if you have a dream.
In order for something to become a reality you must dream.
So…it's officially been over a week since my website has been up and running. I've really been encouraged by the number of people who have visited my page and I appreciate all the phone calls and emails you've provided. I want you to know that I've listened and as a result, I've made several formatting changes to the site and also added a guestbook page.
This is a picture of my library (yes I built the bookshelves myself). I love this room…with all my books and knickknacks. My ultimate goal is to have several of my published works on these shelves. Now armed with this website as a marketing tool, I'm once again ready to begin submitting query letters – with the goal of finding an agent who's interested in representing me.
I'll be documenting my progress – through the depression of the rejection letters and the elation of an acceptance – right here on this blog (among other things). I will be updating pages on a regular basis so please tag this to your favorites and come back to visit.
Thank you again for your comments – I hope you enjoy sharing in my adventure.
Here's a shout-out to congratulate Harlan Coben on his recent novel "Hold Tight" debuting at number one! If you haven't discovered Harlan yet , you're missing out on a very talented mystery writer. This one is one of his best.
Read a Book and Build up Your Brain Power!
With our hectic schedules and longer working hours, the hobby of reading can be elusive as ever. When do you catch up on your reading…as you lay in bed before sleeping, on a plane during a trip, or early on a Saturday or Sunday morning before the kids wake up?
Are you someone who likes to read but can't find the time?
Everyone knows that physical exercise is good for your body. Well, what would you do if I told you that reading is good for your brain? As if we need a reason to read! You carve out time for the stationary bike, why not for reading? Need some convincing…okay, look no further.
I love looking at different websites for inspiration and information (hence my Links page). Sometimes it can be downright addicting, so I surf the net early in the morning or late at night. One site that I find particularly useful is www.realage.com. No matter if you're an executive, production line worker, or writer - everyone deals with stress and the effects it has on our lives. Sign up to receive weekly emails which provide updates on improving your lifestyle.
Anyhow, a recent Realage article discussed the benefits of reading! Imagine that - reading can actually good for you! Think of that the next time you pick up a book in the store. For all you writers - at your next signing or conference, let everyone know that reading a mystery, thriller or romance novel this weekend is good for your health. Consider it mental exercise for your brain.
Come on - everyone considers an athlete the tougher specimen over a bookworm (don't you remember those ninety-pound weaklings getting sand kicked in their face on the back cover of comic books?) Reading actually provides the bookworm an edge in being mentally fit. It's been proven that reading increases your cognitive skills and that book readers regularly outperform non-readers when compared in cognitive testing.
Who would have thought that reading a James Patterson, Tess Gerritsen or Harlan Coben novel would actually improve your cognitive skills? Now if that isn't a good reason to read, I don't know what would be.
Except…maybe because the author is really talented and the book rocks!
This website is devoted to one of my true loves – writing. I've been writing in one way or another for over twenty years. Everyone dreams about creating the "Great American Novel", getting discovered by a super agent, becoming a published author and I'm no different. Being an avid reader, I've always dreamed of writing my own novel and seeing it in bookstores.
Come on, how hard could it be?
Little did I know how tough it would be!
Early on, I joined Horror Writers of America determined to write something Steven King, James Herbert and Dean Koontz would be envious of. Instead, I delivered a novel that wasn't really that good – even I had to admit it. Although it took me about a year and a half to complete, I wasn't discouraged. Instead, I was more determined than ever. I mean…how many people do you know have actually started and completed a novel?
So with pen in hand I started my second novel. It took me one year to complete – all 120,000 words of it! I liked the characters and the story, but still was not satisfied to share it with anyone, never mind an agent.
So I started another…and finished that one too.
I was getting closer, but still no cigar. Meanwhile, I completed a non-fiction book on finding a job and also wrote a children's picture book for my nephew.
In all, I've written ten different books…some that will never see the light of day again. But I do hold out hope for my PREDATOR series. I love the characters…the stories…the plots…and hope that someday someone agrees with me.
I will continue to query agents in my quest to be discovered. I remain confident that someone will see my potential and take a chance on me. I hope they do because I have a whole lot of stories in my head to tell.
In the meantime, you can catch me right here…reporting on my activities.
I want to thank my sister Eileen for all her help with my website. She truly is an inspiration.
If you want assistance with your website contact her at srkew@sbcglobal.net.